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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16

Americans are said to be careless. money pend
ing people, who disdain or do not care to practice
those SIR all economies which the French and Ger
man nations. for example, fnd necessary. There is
probably some truth in this charge for in America
money comes easier than 10 The old countries. and
also goes easier. Yet America ia the land Of inven-
lions. and Of new ideas. and If universal progress
Among the new ideas. one which has occasioned a
good deal of talk. is the adaptation of Lacat and
Honey to the of coughs and cold. This prepa.
ration is put up by the Avery Lactate Company OF
Bo- ton. the manu- acturers OF the famous Lactart
(acid of mi k) and is meeting with wonderful suc.
ces- in the OF coughs. colds, hOarseness aud
throat. Lactart being the pure acid of nj K.
compount, with honey in certain proportions, is
four d TO possess true curative power. There Is
nothing very mysier in this ul', for people
have lways been in the habit of u.ing "a sweet and
a souri, for throat faculties. But nothing in this
line. effective as l.actart and Honey, has before
been ritd. DIR D. 5. sander, one Of Bo>ton's dis
tinguis',ed hy-iciaDs writes: II recommend Lac
tart and Honey for coughs, colds, throat. etc.
l. aids the b wells IN constipa ion. and has like
effect in diarrhoea; and ki> testimony Is supported
by many others. Lactat and Horny is exceedingly
pleasant to take, and is sure to ben, i the user.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16
A CHILD'S SKIN
Ears and Scalp Covered with Ecze-
matous Scsbs and Sores
Cured by Cuticura.

MY little son. aged eight years, has been afflicted
portion OF the BODY. since he was two years old
II bsgan In his ears, and extended II his scalp,
which ivered with scabs and 3, and
from which sticky fdd poured out Causing intense
itching and distress and avIpg his hair matted and
hfeless. Underneath these scabs the kin raw,
like piece OF beefsieak. Gradually the hair came
cat and destroyed, until but ANAL patch
left the back Of the head. Ny friends in Peabo "
know how my little boy has suffered. At night he
would scratch his head until his pillow covered
with blood. ! used 10 tie his ma DIS b.hDd him, and
IN many ways tried prevent his scratching, but it
was use. he woulJ scratch | took him 10 the
hospital and 10 he best physicians in Peabody with
out About this time some irieHds, who had
been cured by the CuTICURA REMEDIES, prevailed
upon me TO try them. began 10 them on the
18th Of January last. In seven months every parit
Gle of the disease removed. Not spot or scab
remains his scalp TO tell the story of his sufrr
Ing. His haiJ has returned. and 10 thick and strong
and his scalp -weet and clean any chiid's in
the world. I cannot cay enough to expresS my graf
itude for this wonderful by the CUTICERA REM
RDIEs and wish all similarly afflicted to know that
my statement ia true and without exaggeration.
CHARLES MCKAY.
Oct. 6, 1885. Peabody. Mass
4 have teen Mr. McKay's bow when badly affected
with the Eczema. He was pitiful sight to look at.
know that he has tried best physicians and did
all n father could do Tor suffering child, bu, aVaed
nothing. know that the statements he has maze
you regards the curing OF his boy by your CUTI-
oBKh REMEDIES are true in every particular.
WILLIAM j. MCCARTHY,
81 Foster st., Peabody, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16

Cattle Traffic by Maine Drovers.
The display at 4lh and 5th street at Union stock
there being good cattle from this State at any
part OF the yaTd, from fancy stock down 10 common
store yearlinP,, and some good working oxen
showed up well when yoked. Our attention was
perhaps more particularly called to a pair brought
in BY G. II Merrill, fed by the well known eeder al
etetson, Me. All know that John Rogers takes an
insp ction four years old this spring. and sold
at fancy price, Il cents d. W. He paid $40 Tor
them az yearing,. Z. w. Thompson Sou sold
steers av. 300 IDS. at 900; j. Fogg sold pair
working oxen, feet, weight $500 lbs. at $50
tn &c year Old stee 2f00 lbs the pair at c. nts L.
W; H. Warnwell sold small go ID. ,teers. OF
Son sold pair working oxen, 9Th. feet, inches.
Of 30Oo lbs, al $50
Ne,o Much Co,cs and Sprtn0ers.
On Tuesday the Itch TVS largely tied up
in the COW barn from the storm md not many sales
we e made. We called the trade rather light; buy
.rs we've frw. ) II. y srdwell was one that dis
posed Of Z springers at $50 each, good ones, new
mich COW at $40. s. A. Moulton sold mich cows
S35 each. G. Ii. Merrill sold cows al $i2 each.
Prices were generally sustained on what found -ae.
zeal Catpes.
Sales from &c. for choice down to various for
slim stock. some selling s5 head, but all find
sale. 5. ii Wardw.li sold calves, av. 100 lbs at
So each. Weer Libby sold is calves, av. 2O lbs,
at 6ic. 7. W. Thompson 4 Son sold calves for 50
or &c. 10. Breck Ward sold calves, av. l<5 lbs,
DC. X. F. French Co. sold 10 calves, av l2o lbs
- D.
The following sales are mostly directly Indirect
ly IRON Maine dealers.
Moderate movement in working oxen but
within a few we, ks the demand will improve.
Mich cows steady. A. Stone told mich cows AT
$50 EACH 3 do at si5, extra COW for $40. f. II
Coolidge & son sold mich COWS of god quality at
a. each 8 do. at SAB each mich cows at $50
each. A. b. ERgrem sold mich COW at $40. J. D.
sold pair of working oxen girthng fit. ON. weight
25C0 lbs at Sl20; pair dit. lin cattle 270o lbs. al
8ll5, pair Ut 2in cattle 800 lbs at $lo0 ii. N
lat .oid par Git Ain. cattle 240J lbs. at $l07;
pair eft. Gin cattle 900 lbs at $l5; PAIR ut. lin
cattle 300 lbs. at Sl3S. Brock &Wood sold some
mich COWS from $50 $50 w. K. Brown sod
y, arling steers the lot for 5. Weller Il Libby
sold pair working oxen grit hng off, sin 26V0 lbs
at $40; a mich COWS and sprineers at 3 50 $40
+. W. Thompson Il son sold cattle OF 1910 lbs
at As; pairs OF cattle girthing feet inches
weight 2dO0 pounds. the lot at $50 w. Scollans
sold sprngsrs at $40 each; DO at Si5; new
mich COW $50 and 40. at SOS. l. s. Henry sold z
mich cows at siz 30 each q do. al $50 each; do.
al sos each and at $3s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16

Or Black Leprosy, is a disease which is considered
incurabe but 1t mas yielded to the curative proper
ties OF SwIFr's SPEC1FIC-now known all over tina
world as s. s S Mrs. Bailey, OF West Someryille
Mass, near Boston. attacked several wears AGO
with this hideous black eruption and was treated by
the best medical talent who could only saw that ths
disease was species Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16
A Word About Catarrh.

ait Is the mucous membrane. that wonderful semi
hpid envelope surrounding the delicate tissues Of
the air and food pas ages that CataTrh makes n S
sirongh once established 1t eats INTO the very
vtas, aud renders lie but u long drawn breath OF
misery aud disease, duliing the sense OF hearing.
trammeiing the power OF speech destroying the tao
ulty OF smell, tanning the breath, and kiling the
refined plea OF taste lnsid ously, by creeping
on from simple cold In the head. 1t assaults the
membr tncous inning and envcops the bones, eating
through the delicate coats and causing II fdmmi-
ton, sloughiDg and death. Nothing short OF tai
eradication will health to the patient. and all
alternatives ,imply procrastinat-h suherinRs.
kadipe TO fatal termination SANFoRD'S RADI
GAL CURE, by inhalation and by Internal admins
ralOn. has never failed even when the disease has
made irightiul inroads on delicate constitutions.
hearing smell and taste have been recovered aud the
disc ise thoroughly driven out"
SANPoKD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bottle
OF the RADICAL CURE, on box OF CATARRHAL SOL
VENT, aud IMPROVED INHALER, neatly Wrapped In
one package, with full directions; price, 81
POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL Co.. Boston.
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LID fulton St, N. Y
Send for panphict TO the Hunts Remedy Co. Prop
idenoe. II. l. auglldawtt nr chwky
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-16

Sold everywhere. Price: CUTICUKA. % cents; Gu
TIceRA soar, Is cent?; CUTiCUKA kEsoLvEST,
f1.0O. Prepared by POTTER DRUG AND lHkMICAL
Co., Boston.
Send for elbow to Cure skin Diseases"
DtksPLE~. Backhesd-. skin Blemi-hes. and Baby
I'M Humor-, use uTICURA SOAR-
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-LEPROSY.

and consequently incurablc. It is impossible to de-
scribe her sutlerings Her body from the crown Of
her head TO The solcs of her feet was mass Of decay
masses OF flesh rottng of and leaving great cavities
der fingers lesered and three four nails dropped
oil at one time. Her limbs contracted by the fearful
liberation and for several years she did not leave
her bed. Her weight was reduced from 1875 to 60 lbs
Perhaps some faint idea Of her condition can be
CLEANED from the fact that three pounds Of Cosmo-
line or ointment were used per week in dressing her
sores FINALLY the physicians acknowledged their
defeat by this Black Wolf and commended the suf.
ferer to her all-wlse Creator
Her husband hearing wonderful reports Of the use
OF SWIFT SPECIFIC IS. S. s.. prevailed on er to
Try 1t as last resort She began its under pro-
test. but soon found that her system was bel No re-
heved OF the poison, as the assumed a r. and
healthy color as though the blood was becoming
pure and active. Mrs, Bailey continued the S. s. s.
until last February; every was healed; she dis
carded chair and clutches, and for the rst time
in twelve years well woman. Her husba nd Mr.,
z A Bailey, is in business at TN Blackstone Street
Boston and will take pleasure in giving the details
Of this wonderful cure. Send to us for Ire stise or
Hood and Skin Diseases, mailed free
THn SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 8. Alta nta. c.
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do not know Of any instance in which the Cu'i-
Remedies have failed to produc- satisfactory
results. believe have sold more Of them than Of
any olher skn remedies have ever handled during
the thiTy-three years of my experit nee a. drug
gist. A. ID. TKYON.
Batavia, N. Y.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS
GO oNi GO oNI

There's good Italian proveFo,
Couched in words which rendered aso:
He who slowly ploddeth onward
Travels long and travels faI.
= Perseverance conQueFs all thingA
Is an sdage much the same.
Leading those who we'll observe II
On 70 fortune and to fame.
Constant climbing scales he mountain
Towering upward into space'
Mighty continents are traversed
By the pilgrim pace BY pace
Those whom all mankind most honor
Won their place through patient toll:
Steady and persistent effort
Nothing in the end can foil
Having once thy course determined.
Never, save that course prove wrong.
Backward turn, whate'er betide thee;
Keep thy resolution strong.
Iremembcr to have listened.
In the days Of boyhood past
10 song which but consisted
OF go onr' nom fiEst TO last
Just go on.'' 'go onr' repeated.
That was all. and nothing moro;
Yet that song peculiar taught mo
A life-lesson full Of lore.
Through the trials OF thy boyhood.
Through the cares Of mans estsaA
Acs upon this brief Injunction,
And success shall ON thee wait
When thy heart begins 70 faltsf.
Then this simple motto con;
Reconsider, redetermine,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23
PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS,

"A man can outlive Q Islander
quicker than he can overtake ik-WAite-
hall Tissss.
Woman may be . puzzle. but .
man il not willing 10 give her up
Ne0 Heuss NeUs.
+ "A mirror ID . friend that . woman
turns her back on when it tails her that
shs il growing old.
True benevolence Is to love al
men. Reoompense injury with justice.
and kindness with kindness.
fiscisss.
Tho proud have no friends; not in
prosperity. for then they know nobody;
and not in sdversity. for then no one
knows them.-CRasToS.
Tho young man who can not raise
. mustache should not give up to
despair. Tho money he win save BY
not having to frequent barber-shops
may support him in his helpless old
age.
Tho man who does not think -
you do il not always . fool " course.
the chances arc that he isn't % wise
IS he might be. but then there may bs
. little lcop-hole Of escape for him
somewhere.-Somerrille JosssHok
"A baby was found in . lot Of garb-
age in New York the other day. whore
it had doubtless been hurriedly thrown
BY its careless mother. Parents can
not be too careful about keeping their
children washed. Free Ress.
-Because IN acquaintance expresses
IN opinion which does not jibs with
yours. do not lose your temper. my
friend. and call him little fool. L 10
too much to expect that every fool can
come up to your standard-Beseos
Ttosscyipe.
Very shortly after the death OF his
first wife, . Scotch laird made arrange
ments for . second marriage; and on
asking his son. . well known author.
to be present on the occasion. The latter
replied that ''he was unable % attend
in consequence Of the recsat death a
his motherg'
-'.Little boys what are you doing
with all that mudi'' '.Pleath, thir. we's
des pilin' 1t up in two big plea"
'.But what are you going to dowith itf'
yves goin' to play editor. Tommy's
going to b 'publican editor IN To
goin' to b . democrat eaitoe. an ws's
9oin' to pelt each other dess . ths
fortulv editors does."-C1ieaQe Mease
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23
THE GREEK FIRE.

C0mpoeltloa of the 0eethlng Mixture Used
h Early warfare.
The great use made Of Greek fire in
the Middle Ages, so graphically de-
scribed by Gibbon. shows an intimate
knowledge Of one Of the objects to
which crude petroleum could be ap-
piled. This compound enabled the
Greeks Of the Eastern Empire to hold
their own against the Saracens for
some hundreds Of years and during two
sieges Of Constantinople gave the vic
tory to the Christians over their Moslem
enemies. The terror and devastation
caused by the Greek fire seems to have
been almost as great - that caused by
artillery. It was blown through long
copper tubes, which were fixed in the
fore part Of the imperial galleys. or on
the walls Of the Greek towns.
Sometimes at the moment Of the At
tack on . besieged place. great caul-
drons containing the seething mixture
were tilted on the walls and the con-
tents poured upon the assailants with
terrible effect 1t could be projected
through . considerable space. and has
been described as rushing through the
are like winged dragon, with the report
Of thunder and the velocity Of lightning.
Il was launched also in red-hot balls Of
iron, which fell with disastrous effect
within the walls of beseiged city. It
can be understood what alarm such .
combustible would cause, especially
when thrown upon and among ignorant
and half-naked opponents. on whom the
noise and flame would have terrifying
effect. Even in modern battles the re-
suits obtained BY artillery fire. espec-
ially the fire of shells. Is out Of all pro-
bortion to the number Of men killed.
Later. when the secret Of the Greek
fire had become known to the Saracens,
and it had been adopted BY them, its
effects were equally dreaded BY the
Crusaders. The fact that il could not
be extinguished by water added tn the
terror, caused BY the noise, smoke and
fame. The secret of its composition
was carefully guarded by the Greeks.
and retained for their exclusive use for
about four hundred years. Fables were
invented to hide from other nations 20
valuable IN adjunct to the art Of war.
and the barbarians were informed that
it had been revealed BY IN angel to
Constantine the Great. and that to COM
municate the secret Of its composition
would provoke the vengeance Of the God
Of the Christians. After the invention
Of gunpowder It was no longer Of much
value. have . formula for the max
ing Of Greek fire, and in it petroleum
is one Of the chief ingredients.-Ase.
RAYS Io00zjse
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The grape industry Is taking fresh
nold in the southern part Of New JeF-
sey.
"A new wire-nail making machine
II capable Of turning out 5000 wire
nails per hour.
Inequality in the pupils Of the eyes
has been taken - . symptom Of illness,
but in 1S4 healthy persons . Russian
physician has found only twelve with
right and left pupils Of equal sizA-
Merchant Traveller.
Tho average weight Of tho hogs
slaughtered in the West during the
winter is 7.67 pounds lighter than .
year ago. Tho aggregate production Il
equal to 50.5s7 less than last year 1t
the same average weightA-CAsiseiss
at Work
Japan grows enormous quantities
At sorghum cane, and large quantities
Of granulated sugar have been made
from it. The product for one year was
estimated at SIS. .000.0 900 pounds. The
principal crop Of this country il rice;
one-haH the entire land under cultiva-
ton, it is said. being devoted to its
growth.
"A Partisan electrician has devised
. mode Of utilizing the residual liquids
from bichrOmate and other powerful
batteries. He mixes . porous acid-proof
substance with the residual liquids. dries
the paste thus produced. and uses it ID
. charge for batteries for telegraphic
purposes. Popular Science NostAly.
Recent delicate scientific expert
ments. says . writer ON earthquakes.
have discovered the fact that the sur
face Of the land Is never absolutely 1t
rest for moro than thirty hours 1t time.
Thus those great earthquakes which
make epochs in history are merely ex-
treme manifestation Of forces that
rarely sleep.
While cleanliness il Of vast Inn
portancs - . preventive Of disease.
there ID . tendency on the part Of sani-
itarians to assume that nothing else il
necessary. Tho Lancet declares that
every year teaches that many maladies,
especially some Of those which are
communicable. have less to do with
filth - . cause than was formerly sup
posed. Sanitary science. in order to
be progressive. must insist upon more
than mere cleanliness. important -
that is
Tho Sheffield armor plate makers
are actively engaged in meeting the
new conditions imposed By tho in
creased power Of projectilea One firm
has produced IN experimental plate
which has stubbornly resisted the
French shells; and another expert
mental plate was fired at recently by .
French projectile. with the result that
the projectile was broken BY the blow
and failed to penetrate the plate
Bostos Budget
The microphons il now being used
in Germany for the purpose Of detect
ing loss Of water through leakage in
town mains. The apparatus consists
Of . steel rod. which i placed upon the
cock in the neighborhood Of which the
leak is suspected. and . mice0phoae
attached to the upper end Of the rod
A dry battery and telephone completes
the equipment No sound 10 heard in
the telephone II the cocks are closed
and no leak occurs; but leak even of
few drops through . badly fitting
cock causes sufficient vibration in the
pipe to affect the microphone. and give
audible sounds in the telephons.-Eleo-
trjc0l ReViesC.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23
DEAD AS A MUMMY.


The Complete and Univezsal Decaasaeo -
the Roller-skating erase.
els there any market for rollea
skates?" was asked of Mr.. Jerry Ray
mond, who. with his brother. was the
pioneer Of the business
"None to speak Of" was the reply;
''the bottom has fallen clean out of it. ]"
"Has the demand entirely ceased?"
practically. yes. We continue to
send few small orders to Canada, the
West and to Australia; with these ex-
ceptions the trade is IS dead as an Egyp-
tan mummy"
Has there been much change in the
price Of skates?''
you'll laugh. probably, when tell
you that the skate we sold two or three
years ago for Is and 36 pair can now
be purchased for 31.25 and el.50. and
yet at these latter figures we can make
. fair profit OF course. our material
doesn't cost as much rs it did then. and
in relation to this matter " ant TO tell
you something that is quite interesting.
and which very few people outside the
business know any thing about. When
we began the manufacture Of skates
boxwood. out of which the wheels were
made, was worth about go . ton. In
making the rollers we experimental
with almost every thing that sug-
gested itself, but could discover nothing
that served the purpose 50 well as the
material mentioned. OF course an
enormous demand for it Immediately
sprang up. and the price also took .
Jump. The dealers seemed conscious
Of the fact that we could not get along
without it, and In less than no time
they had sent the price from $50 to
$l4O . ton. and this was the figure they
held it at until the demand slackened.
But this wasn't al. The wood com.
panies who use boxwood almost ex.
clusively in their business, were brought
up with sudden turn when they found
the article had increased 90 enormously
in price. They couldn't afford to pur-
chase it at such value. and had to
substitute an inferior wood until it be-
came cheaper. We completely drained
the market, and at one time it looked
as If we would be compelled to use
some kind Of substitute, but such An
emergency never arose, from the fact
that Just about this time the roller
skating business became thoroughly
paralyzed."
"Are many Of the jobbers stocked up
with skates?"
Eyes. a great many Of them. know
Of \ number of firms who have from
1000 to 5000 pairs. with no immediate
prospect Of ever getting rid Of them. !"
''On the whole, there was not great
deal of money made on the rinks. was
there?"
1T always pains me to think Of that
matter. Look here. at these photo
graphs. There is one that shows the
interior Of my Brooklyn rink, which
was the finest in the world. It cost
just $8S. 900 to provide the subject for
that little picture. All Of those beauti-
full decorations were swept away as
suddenly IS If they had been picked up
by cyclone and ground into splinters.
/ am not alone in this disastrous ex-
perience; there were hundreds Of others
who were served almost as badly as I
was" IN r Nail and Express.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23

A novel method Of measuring the de-
nection Of railroad bridges has been
tried in Russia. An iron pipe one and
one-half inches in diameter was carried
along the outside Of one girder. From
this pipe. on each abutment at tho
pier. and at five intermediate points at
each span. vertical pipes at the same di-
ameter branched out Inside. and near
the top Of each vertical pipe. was fixed .
graduated three-qu.rter iAsh glass
tube. the iron pipe being cut away on
both sides. The zero divisions ON the
tubes were all the same distance above
the 6ange ON the girder. Before the
bridge was loaded the apparatus was
filed with water. the tops Of the up
right pipes covered over, and the water
was then drawn OF until il stood at
zero in each guage. On the bridge
being loaded the detection c.uld be
read with ease.-Bostos Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23

There are three wicky 10 The lamp
Of mans life; brain. blood and breath.
Press the brain . little. it, light goss
out, followed BY both the othera Stop
the heart . minute. and out 60 al three
of the wicks. Choke the air out Of the
lungs. and presently The Auid ceases 10
supply the other oentsrs Of fame. and
al il soon stagnation. cold an4 dark
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-07-23
KING AND QUEEN.

are my Queen" the lover said.
Ana sse snaer accents, low and sweet:
~ men ne bowed his manly head
ana kneit down gently at her feet.
"a aS up. my King. u heard her say.
:, !. AND reign forever in nv hear:
~ - not meet that You should NAV
nlng courtier's humble part"
IN Thn. 1.nd IN hand across the yesrs,
IA yo0rneyed on through chanceless rprinp
Usc was never lost ii tears-
"as MS Queen, and he her King.
@'0Ms Chester Rockwell, in Cuvens